Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-13
CLEARY AND MANNING.
The Former rails TO Knock Gu
the Latter I'm Fen Rounds.

NhC hAh ssosshaoSs
1t was announced yesterday that there
would be lively fight yesterday be-
tween Tom Cleary and Billy Manning at
the Agricultural Park, aud as every one
knew it was outside of the city limits
and therefore Just without the jurisdic.
ton of Chief of Police Skinner, it was
confidently expected that it would be a
fight to the finish, as it was known that
there was not very good feeling be-
tween the two principals. Such adver-
tisements as were sent out did not state
this fact, however, and the suspicious of
many proved to be unfounded. Ne YER
theless such was the feeling on the mat
ter that over three hundred people gath.
cred at the Park and patiently waited
from o'clock until 5. The time adver-
tised was 2 o'clock, but it was exactly 5
o'clock when Manning appeared in the
ring, closely followed by Cleary. A
short time previously Ernest Bradtield
gave a very excellent exhibition of In
dian club swinging. He handled the
clubs very skillfully and received gener.
GUS applause.
There was no betting in any amount
on the result between Cleary and Man
ming, but it was the general impression
before the gloves were thrown in the
ring that Cieary would knock Manning
out before the ten rounds were over. 1t
had been expected that very light
gloves would be used but those
thrown into the ring were the
same six ounce mittens that were
used at Armory Hall,a few weeks ago at a
sparring exhibition. George McFarlane
acted as master of ceremonies and an.
nounced the coming OF the men.
When Manning sprang lightly over the
ropes he was greeted with considerable
applause, but Cleary quietly entered
from another point and was in his cor
ner almost before ne was perceived.
Manning was unlucky in the toss-up
for positions and took the corner facing
the setting sun. This initiated against
him throughout the display. The ring
had been formed by stretching ropes
across the track opposite the grand
stand and was the usual "a 4foot ring.
Considerable time was consumed in OBJ.
taing time keepers and finally James
Ash was chosen for Billy Manning and
Webb for Cleary. Manning's seconds
were Bradstreet and Jack Smith, and
Cleary's were John Wachel and Mitch.
ell. Nearly half an hour was spent in
obtaining a referee suitable to both par
ties, but finally Joe Manning was chosen.
He announced that the principles
had agreed that Cleary was to
knock Manning out 10 the ten
rounds or the fight would be a
draw. If Cleary succeeded in knocking
Manning out in the ten rounds he was to
receive 60 per cent. of the receipts and
Manning 40 per cent. This practically
settled the question as to whether there
would be winner, for the gloves were
SO soft that some hard blows were neces.
sary to knock any one out in ten rounds.
When the men stood up both were no
ticed to be in excellent condition, but
there was great disparity in their sizes
and weight, Manning being the smaller
man by fifteen or eighteen pounds.
Cleary had the longest reach and Man
ming was evidently overweighted from
the start, and yet during the whole ten
rounds he stood up manfully and took
some severe punishment. Manning
forced the fighting during the first, sec
ond. third and fourth rounds, and there
was no particular damage done. Man.
ming seemed to be suffering somewhat
from his efforts to wind Cleary or to get
in O good blow somewhere. He worked
hard, but although he got in
several pounding blows, Cleary
did not seem to mind the
taps in the least and came up smiling at
the beginning of the fifth round as fresh
as ever. The fifth round, however, came
very near being the last of the fight, for
Cleary got his right hand just where he
wanted, and knocked Manning off his
feet. Manning got up very "groggy,"
and Cleary knocked him right and left,
until Just before time was called Man
ming fell again, but regained his feet
| lust in time to save himself.
There was no more hard fighting un-
til the tenth round, but it was easy to
see that Cleary had much the best of
the fight, and that he was playing with
Manning. Several times he tapped
Manning on the face several light blows
before breaking loose, but he did not put
forth much effort. Manning spared dur.
ing these rounds for breath, but in the
tenth round some lively work was done
in the last minute. Cleary sent home
his right in rapid succession, and both
were SO warmly engaged that they die
not heed the call of time, but fought
full half minute afterward. 1t ther
looked like fight to the finish, but the
seconds and referee stepped in ant
separated the men.
Manning took his punishment extreme
ly we'll, and Cleary, at the end, was al
fresh and smiling as ever. The fight &C
cording to agreement was declared